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Ordinance 49
South Africa [1828]
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history of southern Africa
- In South Africa: British occupation of the Cape
Ordinance 49 permitted Black laborers from east of the Keiskamma to go into the colony for work if they possessed the proper contracts and passes, which were issued by soldiers and missionaries. This was the beginning of the pass laws that would become so notorious…
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